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37 Amendments of Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO related to 2015/0274(COD)

Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Biodegradable municipal waste accounts for a large proportion of municipal waste. Landfilling of untreated biodegradable waste poses significant negative envioronmental effects in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and pollution of surface water, groundwater, soil and air. While Directive 1999/31/EC already sets landfill diversion targets for biodegradable waste it is appropriate to put in place further restrictions on the landfilling of biodegradable waste by prohibiting the landfilling of biodegradable waste that has been separately collected in accordance with Article 22 of Directive 2008/98/EC. The Commission and the Member States should encourage the use of alternative measures for the sustainable treatment of biodegradable waste in line with new technologies and techniques such as worm composting, bio-digestion, etc.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) A progressive reduction of landfilling is necessary to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment and to ensure that economically valuable waste materials are gradually and effectively recovered through proper waste management and in line with the waste hierarchy. This reduction should avoid the development of excessive capacity for the treatment of residual waste facilities, such as through energy recovery or low grade mechanical biological treatment of untreated municipal waste, as this could result in undermining the achievement of the Union's long-term preparation for reuse and recycling targets for municipal waste as laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC. Similarly, and to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment, while Member States should take all necessary measures to ensure that only waste that has been subject to treatment is landfilled, compliance with such obligation should not lead to the creation of overbe compatible with the development of adequate capacities for the treatment of residual municipal waste and should not contribute to increased waste incineration capacity or an over-use of landfills. In addition, in order to ensure consistency between the targets laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the landfill reduction target defined in Article 5 of this Directive and to ensure a coordinated planning of the infrastructures and investments needed to meet those targets, Member States which may obtain additional time for the attainment of the municipal waste recycling targets should also be given additional time to attain the landfill reduction target for 2030 as laid down in this Directive.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Member States should ban the shipment of waste to other Member States or to third countries. Competent authorities should promote the local treatment of waste following the principle of 0 km waste.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) The Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices both between Member States, regional and - specially- local authorities, involving all relevant civil society organizations, including the social partner and environmental and consumer organizations.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) To adequately implement and enforce the objectives of this Directive it is necessary to ensure that the local authorities of the territories where landfills are located are recognized as relevant actors, as they suffer directly the consequences of landfilling. In this respect, public and democratic consultation should be ensured in the localities and supra-municipal areas where a landfill is going to be established beforehand and appropriated compensation should be established for the local population.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 d (new)
(8d) In order to ensure the proper implementation of this regulation local platforms of control should be set, with the participation of social partners, local administrations and civil society organizations to ensure that landfilling areas respect national and EU regulation.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 e (new)
(8e) The European Commission should ensure that every landfill in the EU is in full compliance with the Environmental Impact Assessment requirements, and that the latter are renewed on a regular basis, at minimum every 8 years.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 f (new)
(8f) The European Commission should guarantee that every landfill in the EU is audited in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU and national law.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Statistical data reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statistics should be improved by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. Reliable reporting of statistical data concerning waste management and waste landfill capacity is paramount to efficient implementation and to ensuring comparability of data among Member States. Therefore, when preparing the reports on compliance with the targets set out in Directive 19991/31/EC, Member States should be required to use the most recent methodology developed by the Commission and the national statistical offices of the Member States.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) In order to supplement or amend Directive 1999/31/EC, in particular with the view to adapting its Annexes to scientific and technical progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 16. It is particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council. Any amendments to the Annexes should only be made in line with the principles laid down in this Directive. To this end, as regards Annex II, the Commission should take into account the general principles and general procedures for testing and acceptance criteria as set out in Annex II. Moreover, specific criteria and test methods and associated limit values should be set for each class of landfill, including if necessary specific types of landfill within each class, including underground storage, and specific data of its maximum capacity. Proposals for the standardisation of control, sampling and analysis methods in relation to the Annexes should be considered for adoption by the Commission where appropriate within two years after the entry into force of this Directive.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Extended producer responsibility schemes should apply to hazardous waste. Producer of this kind of waste should be held responsible for its collection and all related environmental and public health costs.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In order to better implement the objectives of landfills, in line with the protocol 26 of the TFEU, Member State policies should be based in public management and ownership in order to ensure that it is environmental policy objectives, and not the maximization of profit, that guides landfill policy.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Commission and Member States should ensure the development of plans for the sustainable recovery and sustainable alternative usage of landfills and landfill-damaged areas.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) A progressive reductionphasing-out of landfilling is necessary to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment and to ensure that economically valuable waste materials are gradually and effectively recovered through proper waste management and in line with the waste hierarchy. This reduction should avoid the development of excessive capacity for the treatment of residual waste facilities, such as through energy recovery or low grade mechanical biological treatment of untreated municipal waste, as this could result in undermining the achievement of the Union's long-term preparation for reuse and recycling targets for municipal waste as laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC. Similarly, and to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment, while Member States should take all necessary measures to ensure that only waste that has been subject to treatment is landfilled, compliance with such obligation should not lead to the creation of overbe compatible with the development of adequate capacities for the treatment of residual municipal waste and should not contribute to increased waste incineration capacity or an over-use of landfills. In addition, in order to ensure consistency between the targets laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the landfill reduction target defined in Article 5 of this Directive and to ensure a coordinated planning of the infrastructures and investments needed to meet those targets, Member States which may obtain additional time for the attainment of the municipal waste recycling targets should also be given additional time to attain the landfill reduction target for 2030 as laid down in this Directive.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(aa) the following paragraph is inserted: "(2a) Member States shall ban every waste on landfills that have been filled.";
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Member States and competent authorities should promote the local treatment of waste following the principle of 0 km waste.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that by 2030 the amount of municipal waste landfilled is reduced to 10% of the total amount of municipal waste generated. This objective shall be implemented without increasing the level of waste incineration.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) The Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices both between Member States, regional and - specially- local authorities, involving all relevant civil society organizations, including the social partner and environmental and consumer organizations.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 d (new)
(8d) To adequately implement and enforce the objectives of this Directive it is necessary to ensure that the local authorities of the territories where landfills are located are recognized as relevant actors, as they suffer directly the consequences of landfilling. In this respect, public and democratic consultation should be ensured in the localities and supra-municipal areas where a landfill is going to be established beforehand and appropriated compensation should be established for the local population.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 e (new)
(8e) In order to ensure the proper implementation of this regulation local platforms of control should be set, with the participation of social partners, local administrations and civil society organizations to ensure that landfilling areas respect national and EU regulation.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 f (new)
(8 f) The Commission should ensure that every landfill in the EU is in full compliance with the Environmental Impact Assessment requirements, and that the latter are renewed on a regular basis, at minimum every 8 years.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 g (new)
(8g) The Commission should guarantee that every landfill in the EU is audited in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU and national law.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2024 at the latest, the Commission shall examine the target laid down in paragraph 5 with a view to reducing it and introducing restrictions to the landfilling of non-hazardous waste other than municipal waste. To this end, a report of the Commission accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate, shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council. Additionally the Commission shall assess the feasibility of introducing maximum levels of kilogramme of landfilled waste per area of authorized landfill.
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Statistical data reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statistics should be improved by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. Reliable reporting of statistical data concerning waste management and waste landfill capacity is paramount to efficient implementation and to ensuring comparability of data among Member States. Therefore, when preparing the reports on compliance with the targets set out in Directive 19991/31/EC, Member States should be required to use the most recent methodologya harmonized methodology for data collection and processing developed by the Commission andin cooperation with the national statistical offices of the Member States.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Extended producer responsibility schemes should apply to hazardous waste. Producer of this kind of waste should be held responsible for its collection and all related environmental and public health costs.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 7 – point c a (new)
(4a) in Article 7, the following point is inserted: '(ca) this capacity shall be considered the maximum capacity;';
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In order to better implement the objectives of landfills, in line with the protocol 26 of the TFEU, Member State policies should be based in public management and ownership in order to ensure that it is environmental policy objectives, and not the maximization of profit, that guides landfill policy.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 7 – point g a (new)
(4b) in Article 7, the following point is inserted: '(ga) these plans shall include regeneration, reparation and alternative sustainable uses for landfills;';
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Commission and Member States should ensure the development of plans for the sustainable recovery and sustainable alternative usage of landfills and landfill-damaged areas.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 8 – point a – point iv a (new)
(4c) in Article 8(a), the following point is added: '(iva) the maximum capacity has not been achieved;';
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 2: 2a. Member States shall ban every waste on landfills that have been filled.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that by 2030 the amount of municipal waste landfilled is reduced to 105% of the total amount of municipal waste generated. This objective shall be implemented without increasing the level of waste incineration.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
ANNEX IIIa
(10a ) the following Annex is added: 'Annex IIIa Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy. 1. Economic instruments: 1.1 progressive increase of landfill taxes and/or fees for all categories of waste (municipal, inert, others); 1.2 introduction or increase of incineration taxes and/or fees or specific bans for incineration of recyclable waste; 1.3 progressive extension to the whole territory of Member States of 'pay-as-you- throw' systems incentivising municipal waste producers to reduce, re-use and recycle their waste; 1.4 measures to improve existing and forthcoming producer responsibility schemes; including taxes on the industries that produces hazardous waste 1.5 extension of the scope of the producer responsibility schemes to new waste streams; 1.6 economic incentives for local authorities to promote prevention, develop and intensify separate collection schemes; 1.7 measures to support the development of the re-use sector; 1.8 measures to supress harmful practices not consistent with the waste hierarchy. 2. Further measures: 2.1 technical and fiscal measures to support the development of markets for re-used products and recycled (including composted) materials as well as to improve the quality of recycled materials; 2.2 measures to increase public awareness of proper waste management and litter reduction, including ad-hoc campaigns to ensure waste reduction at source and a high level of participation in the separate collection schemes; 2.3 measures to ensure an appropriate coordination, including by digital means, between all competent public authorities involved in waste management, and the involvement of other key stakeholders including social partners, local authorities and civil society organizations; 2.4 use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in order to finance the development of the waste management infrastructure needed to meet the relevant targets and to compensate the localities where a landfill is located; 2.5 creation of communication platforms to foster exchange of best practices between social partners, local authorities, civil society organizations and also Member States; 2.6 any relevant alternative or additional measures aiming at meeting the same purpose.' 2.7 Environmental audit of landfill.'
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2024 at the latest, the Commission shall examine the target laid down in paragraph 5 with a view to reducing it and introducing restrictions to the landfilling of non-hazardous waste other than municipal waste. To this end, a report of the Commission accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate, shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council. he Commission should introduce an additional target for the total amount of waste that can be landfilled, calculated per kilogramme per person per year. Such target would contribute to reducing the overall amount of waste generated every year and incentive the countries producing high amounts of waste and which do not landfill that much in percentage. To this end, a report of the Commission accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate, shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council. Additionally the Commission shall assess the feasibility of introducing maximum levels of kilogramme of landfilled waste per area of authorized landfill.
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
"(c) the proposed capacity of the disposal site;" (4a) in Article 7 paragraph 1 point c is replaced by the following: "(c) the proposed capacity of the disposal site; whereas Member States shall ban every waste on landfills that have been filled;"
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(4b) in Article 7, paragraph 1 the following point is inserted: “(g a) these plans shall include regeneration, reparation and alternative sustainable uses for landfills;"
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 8 – point a – iv a (new)
(4c) in Article 8, point a the following point is added: “(iv a) the maximum capacity has not been achieved;"
2016/07/06
Committee: ENVI